Alternating esotropia

What it means

Esotropia in which either eye may be used for fixation.

Alternating suggests that the patient may be using either eye to fixate (which means that you do not have the same one eye squinting all the time).

Rare diseases that can present with this4

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category